Podcast appearances and mentions of mary alice long

Mary Alice Long experienced the joy and pain of the grief of surrogacy. Listen to her share how play became a central theme in her life as she realized that she could create more than babies.

Back in January we had a Contributor Appreciation promotion, where we randomly drew four winners from our list of contributors. They received a prize from our sponsor, Channillo.com and the chance to have an interview feature on the show. Today I am delighted to bring you the third of those interviews. Mary's story "Wild Ones" appeared back on Episode 33 in February. She and I had a great chat about writing, reading, and inspiration. We tried to come up with a roller derby writing metaphor and totally cracked the code of the Star Wars franchise. I enjoyed chatting with Mary and hope you enjoy listening in. Since our chat, Mary  has had two new pieces published she hopes you'll check out. One is at weirderary and one is at Loud Zoo. Please enjoy this special feature and tune in next week for Episode 44, where we play with the line between poem and story. I hope you'll check out our Contributor Appreciation Month sponsor, your home for serialized literature online, Channillo.com Happy listening, Kris

"Roller Blading in Venice" is by Julie Christine Johnson, making her second appearance on the No Extra words podcast. Her short story "Granny" was featured on Episode 23. "Roller Blading in Venice" is copyright 2015 and used with permission. For more information about Julie, including all the scoop on the launch of her debut novel, "In Another Life," on February 1, please visit her website. "Wholesale" is by Jeff Bakkensen, copyright 2015 and used with permission. Read Jeff's bio here. "Progress" is by Sean Antoniak, copyright 2015 and used with permission. Visit Sean's website here. "Grow, Jesus" is written and read for you by Gabriel Congdon. It is copyright 2015 and used with permission. If you enjoyed Gabe's reading of "Grow Jesus," you'll love his YouTube channel. This is Week 2 of Contributor Appreciation Month here on the No Extra Words Podcast, which means a lucky contributor is going to win our prize drawing. I had a chance to speak to Mary Alice Long, winner of the Week 1 drawing, and she was very excited. You'll hear Mary's story in three weeks as part of Episode 33. Contributor Appreciation Month is sponsored by channillo,com, so please head on over to their website and check them out. Also, be sure to find them on Twitter and thank them for sponsoring your favorite podcast. Want to know more? Or let us know what you think? Visit us at http://noextrawords.wordpress.com

We turn the tables on our regular co-host Mary Alice Long to talk about her Archival Memoir Project and her Active Dreaming Workshop. Poet Anne O'Reilly joins us from Ireland as co-host for this episode as we talk with Mary Alice about her personal archival memoir, which includes a written memoir, performances and collection of images inspired by the birth of her surrogate son in 1987. She'll share more about the broader Archival Memoir Project, and how others might connect with it to document and share their own stories and experiences. Plus, we'll find out how our dreams can help us shape and live a more creative, playful and healthy life. MORE RESOURCES FROM THE SHOW: The Archival Memoir Project: A Performance + Invitation to Collect and Share Your Story Creatively - October 28, 2015, Ridgefield, Connecticut - More InfoArchival Memoir Project Workshop: Imagine, Play, Create and Share Your Story - October 31, 2015, Farmington, Connecticut - More InfoActive Dreaming Workshop - November 1, 2015, New Milford, Connecticut - More InfoCreativity in Play interview with guest co-host Anne O'Reilly 

We'll explore what will be happening at the 'Performing the World' Conference, coming up October 4 to 7 in New York City, with Rutgers professor of education Carrie Lobman -- and several guest presenters, including Hector Aristizabal, Miguel Cortés Vázquez and Alexandra Sutherland. Carrie will also be collaborating with "Creativity in Play" co-hosts Steve Dahlberg and Mary Alice Long for a "Creativity in Play: Performing a Creative World on Purpose" session at the conference.  PTW's theme is "Can Performance Save the World?" and will draw several hundred people from around the world who care about how performance, play and creativity. PTW is described as a "marathon 'performance of conversation' with people from all over the world — scholars and researchers; educators, therapists, social workers, youth workers; doctors and other health workers; theatre, applied theatre and other performance artists; social activists and community organizers; business leaders and philanthropists; film, video and media cre­atives; and others." Find out more here.

"Creativity in Play" co-hosts Steven Dahlberg and Mary Alice Long talk about the themes of creativity and play and the role they play in the themes that will be explored on future shows.